The Ivory Fan

Artist Douglas Strachan (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1875 - 1950)

SitterSitter is Mrs Strachan

Datec.1906

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 123.5 cm, Width: 102 cm
Frame: Height: 132.4 cm, Width: 112.2 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1984 by Mrs Wallace.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationOn Display - Gallery 14

Object numberABDAG000666

Keywords

About MeIn this portrait of his wife, Douglas Strachan employs fluid, ‘bravura’ brushwork to describe the wispy fabric of the sitter’s dress. The soft lines of her costume are expressive of her pale, delicate femininity. Mrs Strachan is shown in a domestic interior – perhaps her parlour – with a shadowy reflection in the looking glass behind her. The fan that she holds in her lap reflects the taste for Japonisme prevalent at the time.

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Collections Wall

The decorated fan reflects the fashion for collecting Japanese art, following the opening of trade with the country in the 1850s. How would you accessorise for a portrait of yourself?

Exhibitions

Gallery 14 - Art of Empowerment